Currently I am trying to put together my brain around the XAML databinding in a structured manner (which means I get confused easily). So as I work through the gaining of knowledge, the writers of the articles for Framework 4.0 Data Binding fell back...

Well I figured out that I need to get organized around the Exam 70-511 Study Guide. Before I do so, this article is to link all of the posts I have done to date. In the future, each post will be tied to the Objective and Sub-Objective. Here are...

I am using Visual Studio C# Express for this example, the better debugging tool is Visual Studio Ultimate, if you are a student you should use that instead of Express. Hopefully if President Obama is looking for hobby to show off to high school students...

An example article, if you read the article for Framework 4.0, would be: How to: Create a Simple Binding , first of all tere is a mention of a SDKSample. But there is no sample on the page. That is because the sample is included on the article...

Visual Studio is offering a free SEO toolkit! Go immediately to the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/web/seo
Free tutorials, free analysis tool! You could pay 30 or 40 dollars for this opportunity, but noooo! It’s free, as in NO CHARGE!
I...

Oh heck, I just got use to SQL, as in the Sequential Query Language, then LINQ came along and now there is Parallel LINQ. Can I use LINQ in WebMatrix? And as it functions, LINQ and Parallel LINQ works well, except that now the complexity level of...

Also, You can win an ASUS Eee Slate just by registering. WOW! Maybe I will do a few blogs on HTML5 and why it is important, how it will work with XAML, and so forth. Maybe not. Can you use WebMatrix to enter this contest? YES Can you use Bing Map...

Digital zombies, I have been giving this term some thought. What are digital zombies? Are the timewasting apps that get us to hang time on an app with an advertisement a digital zombie? What about someone who hooks their facebook up...

I just got back from blowing $160 on food for the latest addition to the family, Katey, that was just for food. She eats 3 cans of puppy food right now that cost $3 bucks or so each a day. So my wife and I were talking about why robot pets...

Well it’s been an interesting week, Carnegie-Mellon declares Object Oriented Programming dead, my dog has chewed up most of the cheap furniture getting her new teeth and so forth. Made me think about all of the things declared dead in software over...

Blender has real issues, it is hard for many people to use easily. It is open source and has a bunch of potential. SoftImage, will it always be free for use by Students? Don’t know. I noticed that Dan Waters is teeing up a new fat tutorial...

Everyone loves a URL Shortener, and if you work it right, URL Shortener’s can add traffic to your site. At least that is my theory, but I haven’t actually put into practice. For the URL Shortener Helper see the link: http://urlshortenerhelper.codeplex...

Finally, the chaos of the extreme computer scientists have been tamed, someone figured out that there are a bunch of people who just don’t care about the minute detail of software development and want to build stuff! So you don’t have to mine...

I got trapped by the jury duty system and had to appear in person at the courthouse, so while I am waiting, I decided to review the frivolous tax arguments. It’s that time of year that scammers start up with the various frivolous tax arguments,...

How prepared are you for working with the latest software? Take a look at Alfred Thompson’s blog for the precise information on how to get the Free Microsoft Certification Exam, see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2011/03/24/free-microsoft...

Ok, I will admit it, I thought this would add voice input or something like that to my website, but it is even more useful! UserVoice adds support services to your website. The UserVoice site, like you, needs to make money so you get a free...

Will AI eat your brain? This question recently came up in a conversation. Is there a possibility that AI will someday be able to map your brain so that you could have a simulated longer lifespan? Thinking about Elizabeth Taylor, she...

Another neat helper for WebMatrix: OData Helper. Go quickly to this site: http://www.jamessenior.com/2010/08/04/announcing-the-odata-helper-for-webmatrix-beta-2/ And get this helper installed quickly, it is extremely useful. Then go to James...

Good. See the blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/archive/2011/03/22/object-oriented-programming-is-dead.aspx Alfred mentions the F# language included in the latest Visual Studio Studio. F# is object oriented, although it can be strictly functional...

Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to create a game using a game engine so you don’t have to all of that engine programming. (Naturally if you like that kind of programming then this blog might not be interesting, others will be, so come on back...

This is FREAKING AWESOME! PayPal on your website in 60 seconds or so! http://paypalhelper.codeplex.com/ Using the new Razor syntax everything is included to get that payment for services functional on your website. With just a few lines of code...

To add a Groupon badge to your web site can be accomplished quickly, in about 60 seconds. This is a good way to quickly add functionality to any web page and that adds traffic. Naturally, if you are creating a coupon based web site, then this...

I would say this is a cool feature, but it isn’t, if you want to see the Bing Map and not have the the journalist babble, take a look at this link: http://bit.ly/japaneseearthquakebeforeafter The satellite photos in the after are not as clear as the before...

As the Japanese struggle with massive problems, let’s chat about games. Don’t you feel a little bad about having fun right now with one of the greatest countries on the planet is having this magnitude of problems? I think that people...